diff --git a/src/net/tcp.rs b/src/net/tcp.rs
index c6c65983f..8f7f0d247 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp.rs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ impl TcpStream {
         self.io.poll_read()
     }
 
-    /// Test whether this socket is writey to be written to or not.
+    /// Test whether this socket is ready to be written to or not.
     ///
     /// If the socket is *not* writable then the current task is scheduled to
     /// get a notification when the socket does become writable. That is, this
diff --git a/src/net/udp.rs b/src/net/udp.rs
index ceaf36156..a88a8ca16 100644
--- a/src/net/udp.rs
+++ b/src/net/udp.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl UdpSocket {
         self.io.poll_read()
     }
 
-    /// Test whether this socket is writey to be written to or not.
+    /// Test whether this socket is ready to be written to or not.
     ///
     /// If the socket is *not* writable then the current task is scheduled to
     /// get a notification when the socket does become writable. That is, this